Croydon is about 2029 people per square kilometre. Standard blocks, standard runs, and a straightforward swap in most cases. Croydon sits near 124 metres. Slope on a block often means the hot water service sits below the house, and that adds pipe run and heat loss.
Croydon sits about 30 kilometres out in Maroondah. Three-phase supply is more common here and it widens the options. Croydon sits inside Maroondah. Council approval is not part of this job.
Because Croydon backs onto Croydon Hills and Croydon North, a second visit is rarely a second trip for us. The 2021 census figure for Croydon was 28608 residents. The suburb covers about 14.1 square kilometres of Maroondah under postcode 3136.
For what it is worth on the day: == History ==
Dating back to 1840 the land was first utilised by settlers for grazing and the first road cut through the area now known as Croydon, was initially known as Sawmill Road, as a sawmill was nearby. The era a suburb went up shapes side access, and side access decides the labour. The suburbs we work alongside Croydon are Croydon Hills, Croydon North, Croydon South and Kilsyth, and all of them are quoted on the same basis.
From our Boronia workshop Croydon is about 7.9 kilometres north, which is a short enough run that we can usually fit a look-in around another job rather than making it a separate trip. Because Croydon grew around Croydon railway station, the housing closest to it is typically the oldest on the block.
A second note on how the suburb came to be: The Post Office opened on 1 December 1883 after the railway line was established. It is also worth knowing that On 1 August 1884 it was renamed Croydon railway station.